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Welcome to Waseca ...

The city of Waseca is located in Waseca County<1> and is the County Seat for Waseca County.


We aren't confident of the location of Waseca, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Waseca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waseca has a population of 8,833 people<3> (see below for details).

Waseca is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Waseca lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Waseca: (507)

The ZIP code for Waseca: 56093<5>

Websites for Waseca ...

Official Website:   www.ci.waseca.mn.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.wasecamn.info/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waseca had an population of 8,833 people. This is a decrease of 6.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waseca had a population of 9,410 people (which is 49.17% of the total population of Waseca County). This makes Waseca the county's most populous community.

The population of Waseca represents 0.18% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 99th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,410 people, the population of Waseca increased 10.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,493 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waseca.

Communities Also Named Waseca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Waseca - it's located in Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waseca.

Communities near Waseca ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waseca.

  • Owatonna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Faribault
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <6>
  • Janesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Janesville is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <6>
  • Waterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <6>
  • Medford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Madison Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
    • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <6>
  • New Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
    • New Richland is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <6>
  • Morristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint Clair
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waseca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waseca.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waseca. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waseca.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waseca. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waseca.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waseca ...

Looking for more information about Waseca? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waseca, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waseca.

Adding Waseca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waseca in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waseca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Waseca post office opened in 1867.

We also found Waseca in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waseca.

The official website for Waseca: www.ci.waseca.mn.us/

The official website for Waseca County: www.co.waseca.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Waseca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Waseca.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waseca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Waseca). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waseca or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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